Scott urges support for NAFTA, Sanders and Trump push for reforms

Gov. Phil Scott, left, and Quebec Premier Phillipe Couillard met last year about trade and other issues. Photo by Mark Johnson/VTDiggerWASHINGTON — Gov. Phil Scott is urging Vermonters to support a major regional trade agreement.
Scott, a defender of the North American Free Trade Agreement, wrote a letter to business and economic development leaders in Vermont, urging them to support the 24-year-old agreement that removes trade barriers between the United States, Canada and Mexico.
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